Projects Report
This report shows the various collaborative projects between UNO and the community.
Engagement Type:
Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type:
Specialized service contract
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 0
Start Academic Year: 2019-20
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Fall
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2019-20
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Literacy, Art
Description : For this project Todd Robinson served as emcee of the Omaha Lit Fest main event, a daylong festival featuring talks, readings, panels, and signings from a locally and nationally renowned stable of writers.
Engagement Type:
Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type:
Workshop
Start Semester: Summer
Total UNO Students: 0
Start Academic Year: 2018-19
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Summer
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2018-19
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Education, Literacy, Art
Description : For this project Todd Robinson conducted a reading and several writing exercises with members of The Naturalist School at Waubonsie State Park in southwestern Iowa.
Engagement Type:
Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type:
Community-oriented lecture/event
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 0
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Spring
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2016-17
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Medical Humanities, Education, Capacity Building, Health Awareness
Description : As a member of the Medical Humanities Panel Todd Robinson presented on his experience with the Seven Doctors Project, particularly the restorative power of writing by medical professionals.
Engagement Type:
Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type:
Specialized service contract
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 0
Start Academic Year: 2020-21
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Spring
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2020-21
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Wellness, Aging, Business, Economic Sufficiency Awareness, Raise Awareness
Description : The Dundee Book Company's outdoor reading series was the first in Omaha to re-emerge after the pandemic, and has given poets, essayists, and fiction writers from Omaha and Lincoln an opportunity to promote new work for the first time since the pandemic began. Crowd sizes ranged between 10-40. Todd Robinson introduced readers to the audience, promoted the reading series, and supported the bookstore.
Engagement Type:
Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type:
Workshop
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 0
Start Academic Year: 2019-20
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Fall
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2019-20
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Education, Literacy, Youth Programming, Capacity Building, Poetry
Description : For this project Todd Robinson conducted four nine-minute welcome/writing events for South High students touring Weber Hall. After introducing himself and the Writer's Workshop, he led the students in a poetry writing activity.
Engagement Type:
Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type:
Workshop
Start Semester: Summer
Total UNO Students: 0
Start Academic Year: 2018-19
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Summer
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2018-19
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Medical Humanities, Education, Literacy, Capacity Building
Description : For this project Todd Robinson conducted a two-hour writing workshop for 80 medical researchers as part of CÚRAM's annual conference. Scientists were asked to engage in reflective and collaborative creative writing about their research interests.
Engagement Type:
Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type:
Community-oriented lecture/event
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 0
Start Academic Year: 2018-19
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Spring
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2018-19
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Education, Capacity Building
Description : For this project Herb Thompson served as a panelist for the CSCA 2019 Central States Communication Association.
Engagement Type:
Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type:
Community-oriented lecture/event
Start Semester: Summer
Total UNO Students: 0
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Summer
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2017-18
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Wellness, Aging, Business, Education, Capacity Building
Description : For this project Herb Thompson was asked to provide speaking tips for the conference and publication at Barcamp Omaha 2018.
Engagement Type:
Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type:
Community-oriented lecture/event
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 0
Start Academic Year: 2018-19
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Spring
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2018-19
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Education, Leadership and Mentoring, Capacity Building
Description : Herbert Thompson was asked to speak to the Freshman Leadership Council at UNO on the topic of leadership.
Engagement Type:
Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type:
Specialized service contract
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 0
Start Academic Year: 2018-19
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Fall
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2018-19
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Wellness, Aging, Business, Capacity Building
Description : For the 2nd birthday of creative mornings Herb Thompson was asked to emcee the event and introduce the local speakers.